CVE-2025-47485
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMissing Authorization vulnerability in CozyThemes Cozy Blocks cozy-addons allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Cozy Blocks: from n/a through <= 2.1.22.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceMissing authorization vulnerability in CozyBlocks WordPress plugin allows attackers to bypass access controls due to incorrectly configured security levels, potentially enabling unauthorized access to restricted functionality or data.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm CozyBlocks plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins > Installed Plugins, or check the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for the cozyblocks folderAffected if The CozyBlocks plugin is present in the WordPress installation
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Identify installed CozyBlocks versionIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and find the version number listed under CozyBlocks, or check the main plugin file (e.g., cozyblocks.php) for the 'Version' header commentAffected if A version of CozyBlocks is installed (any version could potentially be affected)
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Review user role and capability configurationsNavigate to WordPress admin > Users > Roles and Capabilities (or use a role management plugin) to inspect what capabilities are assigned to different user roles, particularly for any custom roles created by CozyBlocksAffected if CozyBlocks has created custom roles or modified role capabilities with incorrectly configured security levels
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Test access to restricted endpointsUse a tool like curl or Burp Suite to send requests to CozyBlocks-related AJAX endpoints (typically /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=cozy_*) or REST API routes (wp-json/cozyblocks/*) while authenticated as a low-privilege user (subscriber or guest)Affected if A low-privilege or unauthenticated user can access functionality that should require higher privileges (administrator or editor roles)
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Audit CozyBlocks settings for security level misconfigurationsCheck WordPress admin > CozyBlocks settings pages for any options controlling access control, security levels, or permission settings; examine plugin options stored in wp_options table for 'cozy_blocks' related entriesAffected if Security level settings are configured to allow broader access than intended or are set to an insecure default
A user is affected if the CozyBlocks plugin is installed AND low-privilege users can access functionality that should require administrator or elevated permissions, indicating broken access controls.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate to the patched version of Cozy Blocks when available, and audit access control implementations to ensure proper authorization checks are enforced on all sensitive endpoints.
- Consultation2.0 h
- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-47485 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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